Lessons from a Middle-Aged Entrepreneur
What is your biggest regret in life? When you ask our seniors this question, you often get a surprising answer. Karl Pillemer, Ph.D., is the keeper of The Legacy Project at Cornell University. When Dr. Pillemer asked…
Good, Cheap, Fast. Pick Any Two.
This one is attributed to Rod Adair, the famous oil and gas fire suppressing expert. And boy, does it apply to most of us and our offerings. “Quality” products and services should not be positioned…
How You Can Produce Great Content Every Time
“Content is King.” We’ve all heard this. But is it easy to produce great content every time? Producing quality content is the best approach to marketing a business on the web. It can also be…
7 Seed-Stage Funding Sources to Finance Your Startup
Even if you work every day in the world of new-venture funding, as I do, the options are confusing, and their meanings seem to change on a regular basis. I challenge any entrepreneur, for example,…
Franchise Decision: Big or Small?
There are franchises with thousands of locations, and there are franchises with just a few dozen… or a mere handful. Jan-Pro cleaning service, for example, has 11,000 units. Domino’s Pizza has 11,285. 7-11 has 51,000….
Can Your Blog Help Build Your Brand?
A brand is one of the most powerful things a business can have. If we look at the massive corporations of today’s modern world, we recognize many of them solely by the image they’ve created…
Your Business: Grow It and Hold It?
Taking money from professional investors such as angels or VCs usually requires that you agree to seek an exit for those investors in your plan, often targeting five to seven years as the ideal period…
Big Companies That Started on $1,000 or Less
Elvis Presley did not originally have a plan to become the huge star that he was. He simply wanted to make a record for his mother. One thing led to another, and he became one…
7 Marketing Mantras Every Entrepreneur Should Adopt
Thomas Edison’s famous saying, “I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others… I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to…
5 Secrets to Growing a Successful Business
Every person who wishes to become successful in any line of business knows that growing a prosperous business is anything but easy. That’s why it’s important to know how to handle difficulties, how to organize…
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